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Mr. Philip D. Burden
P.O. Box 863,
Chalfont St. Giles, Bucks HP6 9HD,
UNITED KINGDOM
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T. Laurie Murray was a surveyor, publisher and founder member of the Royal Geographical Society. His major cartographic work was this English county atlas entitled ‘An Atlas of the English Counties’ first published in 1830. It contained forty-four maps engraved by Hoare and Reeves and identifying Murray as publisher. The second edition offered here, was issued the following year and involved the imprint dates being altered to each plate. The further history of the plates is murky, particularly after they left Murray’s possession. They appear in the hands of William Robson. Provenance: manuscript inscription inside front cover ‘Waterford. June 1832’; Michael Holman 1991; Burden Collection duplicate. Beresiner (1983) pp. 164-5; Chubb (1927) 420; Tooley’s Dictionary (1999-2004).
MURRAY, T. Laurie
An Atlas of the English Counties Divided into Hundreds & c, containing the Rivers, Roads, parks, Parishes, & c in each, Exhibiting the whole of the Inland Navigation, Rail Roads, & c. And accompanied with Maps of England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales, Projected on the Basis of the Trigonometrical Survey By Order of the Honble, The Board of Ordnance
London, [1831]
Large folio (485 x 385 mm.), contemporary half red calf, marbled paper boards, with ornate gilt panelled red calf title affixed to centre of upper board, spine with triple gilt ruled bands. With ornate engraved title (lower right corner torn away), 44 engraved maps including 1 large folding map of England and Wales, double-page maps of Ireland, Scotland, and Wales and 40 maps of the counties (Yorkshire in 2 sheets), all in fine early outline colour except for England and Wales as issued, Warwickshire with wax stain, one or two other light marks, otherwise in good condition.
Stock number: 10945
£ 950